Rutgers Presbyterian Church

The original charter contained 107 names, and the first church building was dedicated on May 13, 1798.

"[2][3] Church records indicate that this building is a hitherto unrecognized work by the important New York architect Minard Lafever, designed at a time when Lafever was transitioning from an architect who specialized in the Greek Revival to one who employed the Gothic Revival for his churches.

Fifteen years later, the congregation sold this property and used the proceeds to build a chapel (1888) and church (1890) at the corner of 73rd Street and Broadway—near the Ansonia Hotel.

[2]The church has largely embraced social justice, and has broken with mainstream Christian beliefs.

Its congregants are not strictly required to have a traditional based belief in God, the church has hung up a Black Lives Matter banner, and gender fluid buttons are available for its members.